Nike’s next Rivalries rollout is still a few weeks away, but the Minnesota Vikings may have just gotten a small, telling breadcrumb about what’s coming in 2026.
The league’s Rivalries uniforms will be worn by eight teams next season, with every club in the NFC North and AFC South getting one home game against a division opponent in the new look. Nike hasn’t shown its hand yet, but a recent sneaker leak may have narrowed down the Vikings’ color palette.
NFL Fashion Advice on X (@fashion_nfl) posted the colorways for the 2026 Rivalry edition of the Nike Air Max 90, which are set to release this summer. That matters because the 2025 Rivalry Air Max 90s lined up with the actual uniform colors, making the shoes a pretty useful hint for what’s ahead.
For Minnesota, the listed colors are Dynasty Purple, Metallic Gold, and Pale Ivory.
NFL x Nike Air Max 90
Rivalries 2026 Colorways pic.twitter.com/djniUJDlK6
- NFL Fashion Advice (@fashion_nfl) July 2, 2026
Texans Uniforms on X (@TexansUnis) then took the idea a step further, laying out all of the 2026 Rivalry Air Max 90 colorways by team. Their graphic suggests the Vikings’ uniform could lean heavily on a dark purple base.
Based on @fashion_nfl 's list of RIVALRIES shoe colorways, and research on what each Nike color looks like, here's what should be each team's Air Max colorway👇 pic.twitter.com/S4rtmjWu48
- Texans Uniforms (@TexansUnis) July 3, 2026
That still leaves plenty unknown. Dynasty Purple seems like the obvious lead color, but the other two shades could be used in a few different ways. Metallic Gold might show up on the jersey numbers, or that role could belong to Pale Ivory instead.
There are bigger design questions, too. Nike could keep the current Vikings number font, or go in a totally different direction.
The helmet raises its own set of mysteries: what color will the horn logo be, and will the shell have a glossy finish or a matte one? The facemask, pants stripe pattern, and any possible Nordic touches are all still up in the air.
Last year, Nike unveiled the Rivalries uniforms on August 28, so Vikings fans may still have nearly two months to wait before the new look is finally revealed.
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